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Welcome to Education Opportunities for Members
Weather (WX)
This course combines an excellent USA Today text with excellent illustrations and sidebars that work well on two levels. For the beginner, it makes the concepts clear without being technically incorrect. For the more experienced person, it shows all the detail that has been learned in the last decade with Doppler radar, better computers and more sophisticated satellites.
Next, we have a Power Squadron book that tailors the general weather content to boating issues such as reading weather charts and reports. It covers:
· Weather fundamentals: highs and lows, fronts and troughs, jet stream, fog · Weather maps: how to interpret forecast charts and descriptions · Forecasting: how it is done, what is predictable and what is not.
Instructor Development (ID)
Unlike other USPS courses, ID is not designed to enhance boating skills. Rather, it deals with effective communications for speaker and teacher - a quality that benefits the individual in all walks of life. It offers practical instruction in:
· Preparing for teaching assignments · Preparing for meeting presentations · Effective teaching techniques · Conducting efficient meetings · Selection and use of audio-visual aids.
USPS Seminars
USPS seminars are targeted to specific boating topics and needs, with a two-hour format and valuable take-away guides, and are open to USPS members as well as the public. Currently, USPS offers the following seminars: Seminars listed in Blue are links for pre-registration.
Advanced Powerboat Handling Anchoring Basic Coastal Navigation Boat Handling Under Power How to Use a Chart Hurricanes and Boats Knots, Bends, and Hitches for Mariners Marine RADAR Mariners Compass Mastering the Rules of the Road Onboard Weather Reporting Paddle Smart Partner in Command Sail Trim and Rig Tuning Trailering Your Boat Using GPS Using VHF and VHF/DSC Radio
Boat Operator Certification Program
Inland Navigator (IN) Requirements
Courses · NASBLA-approved safe boating course · Seamanship (or S101 and S102) · Engine Maintenance (EM) · Marine Electronics (ME) (or ME101 or ME Systems).
Seminars · How to Use a Chart (CHT) (or Piloting (P) or Chart Smart or Boating) · Onboard Weather Forecasting (WF) (or Weather (WX) or Weather Modules) · Using GPS (GPS) (or Piloting (P) or Advanced Piloting (AP)) · VHF Radio and VHF/DSC Marine Radio (or ME102 or Marine Communications Systems) · 2 additional seminars or 1 additional course.
Skills · BPH Basic Powerboat Handling skill demonstration or US Sailing Safe Powerboat Handling on-the-water program · FE Use of Fire Extinguishers.
Optional Endorsements · IW Inland Waterways (Navigating Rivers, Dams and Locks seminar) · PAD Paddle craft (canoes and kayaks) Paddle Smart seminar · SA Sail boating (or Sail or Sail Modules).
Note: The SA endorsement is required to be IN and CN certified to operate a sailboat. The PAD endorsement is required to be IN and CN certified to operate a paddle craft.
Coastal Navigator (CN) Requirements
Prerequisite · IN Certification
Courses · Piloting (P) · Marine Electronics (ME) (or ME102 or Marine Communication Systems) · Cruise Planning (CP)
Seminars · Using Radar (RAD) · The Mariner's Compass (COMP) · 2 additional seminars or one course
Skills · NAV On-Water Navigation · PD Use of Pyrotechnic Distress Signals
Optional Endorsements · CAN Canadian Regulations · MEX Mexican Regulations
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